Sergio Buenacasa

Sergio Buenacasa
Personal information
Full name Sergio Buenacasa Alba
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Terrassa
Number 11
Youth career
San Gregorio
Zaragoza
2010–2013 Barcelona
2013–2015 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Zaragoza B 60 (26)
2015–2016 Zaragoza 3 (0)
2017–2018 Barakaldo 38 (14)
2018–2020 Mallorca 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Ponferradina (loan) 2 (0)
2020 → Málaga (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021 Hércules 24 (3)
2021–2022 Cultural Leonesa 19 (4)
2022–2023 La Nucía 11 (1)
2023 → Talavera (loan) 17 (4)
2023–2024 Teruel 14 (1)
2024– Terrassa 15 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Buenacasa and the second or maternal family name is Alba.

Sergio Buenacasa Alba (born 19 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Terrassa as a forward.[1]

Club career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Buenacasa joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2010, aged 14, after spells at Real Zaragoza and San Gregorio CD.[2][3] On 30 August 2013 he moved to Juventus FC on a free transfer, being initially assigned to its Primavera squad.[4]

On 31 August 2015, after spending the whole pre-season with Juventus' first team, Buenacasa returned to Zaragoza.[5] Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his senior debut on 25 October, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–1 away win against CD Binéfar in the Tercera División.[6]

On 7 December 2015 Buenacasa made his professional debut, coming on as a late substitute for Alfredo Ortuño in a 1–0 Segunda División away win against Bilbao Athletic.[7] On 14 July 2017, he signed for Segunda División B side Barakaldo CF.[8]

On 18 June 2018, after scoring 14 goals for Barakaldo, Buenacasa signed a three-year contract with RCD Mallorca in the second division.[9] He contributed with only eight league appearances during the campaign, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga, and was loaned to second division side SD Ponferradina on 12 July 2019.[10]

On 11 January 2020, after being rarely used, Buenacasa moved to fellow second tier side Málaga CF on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[11] On 11 September, he signed a one-year deal with Hércules CF in the third tier.[12]

References

  1. ^ Sergio Buenacasa at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Buenacasa, un delantero diferente se cuece en La Masia" [Buenacasa, a different forward grows in La Masia] (in Spanish). Sport. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Sergio Buenacasa, un delantero para todo" [Sergio Buenacasa, a forward to everything] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  4. ^ "La Juventus accoglie il suo nuovo gioiello, Buenacasa è raggiante: "Felice di essere in questo club"" [Juventus welcomes its new jewel, Buenacasa is radiant: "Happy to be at this club"] (in Italian). Goal.com. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Sergio Buenacasa vuelve a Zaragoza" [Sergio Buenacasa returns to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Vavel. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. ^ "El Deportivo Aragón vence 1-2 al Binéfar" [Deportivo Aragón defeats Binéfar by 1–2] (in Spanish). Diario Aragonés. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. ^ "El Zaragoza se aúpa a la tercera plaza" [Zarargoza jumps to the third position] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el Barakaldo C.F." [Sergio Buenacasa signs for Barakaldo C.F.] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Sergio Buenacasa ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Sergio Buenacasa signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Buenacasa y Russo se unen a la SD Ponferradina" [Buenacasa and Russo join SD Ponferradina] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Striker, Sergio Buenacasa arrives to reinforce the Blue and Whites". Málaga CF. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Sergio Buenacasa es nuevo delantero del Hércules" [Sergio Buenacasa is the new forward of Hércules] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.